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Loader of Choice

Probably already discussed elsewhere but I will ask anyways.

What is your loader of choice? By that I mean which loader do you play with most because it is the most reliable, most efficient, best fits your needs etc? I play with an Eggy 4 and never see myself needing anything more. Why do you play with the loader that you do?

I have a warpless magna setup, but it is a pain to clean. A rotor... its meh... but I really love the spire, quiet, auto unjam, extremely easy to take apart for cleaning and not a super blimp, I recommend giving the spire a spin

I've tried others but ease to disassymble and quietness are important for me since with my injury I rely on a slow stealth game

I have used halo's with the suicide style shells forever. I needed to get a second complete setup recently though and got a good deal on a used rotor, I have to say I like a lot of the features with the rotor, but this friday will be my first time playing a game with it.

Because I am lazy and don't feel like doing the research, why would I pay for a spire when I can get something comparable for ≈ $60 less?

Better ball capacity, better shells, easier disassembly...
Feeding: I think the Z2 has an edge over the Spire. Both are not prone to jamming like the Rotor. Both are much quieter.
Shell durability is about the same. The lid on the Spire is much easier to change out.
Design: The Spire wins hands down. I was able to completely disassemble my Spire Sunday on the field under fire and swab out my feedneck with the shell still on the gun.

Now with the larger shells out for both the Spire and Z2 the smaller standard models should drop in price a bit if they haven't already.

I have a ton of different loaders, including a Rotor and 2 Prophecies. The Z2 and Spire are my favorites. Prophecy is a distant 3rd only because the shells are weak.

I've been running a HALO B since it came out. Warp with just a grav hopper on my Z. I have never have an issue with the feed rate or jamming on either. Once or twice during a day of play my lv.10 will have to do it's job. I've never had a break inside the hopper, but I'm also not running super brittle tourney paint (usually marbs). I would have to start having these problems before I bought something to fix them.

Have you ever thought about your hopper? Had any thought at all? When I play with my spire, I don't think at all about it. Some magical genie puts the balls in my gun so quickly and consistently that I just take it for granted. Sometimes I don't even think about having a loader. That's what having a spire is like for me.

Valken Max. Picked one up a few weeks ago for $60 and am quite impressed in what you get for the money. Quick to take apart to clean, easy on batteries, fast and very light. I have Vlocity's / Halo's / Empire, and shelved them all for this loader.

Have you ever thought about your hopper? Had any thought at all? When I play with my spire, I don't think at all about it. Some magical genie puts the balls in my gun so quickly and consistently that I just take it for granted. Sometimes I don't even think about having a loader. That's what having a spire is like for me.

I can pretty much guarantee that if you're not thinking about your hopper, your opponent is.

Feeds consistently up to 25 bps (allegedly higher but I haven't tested it). Uses a "flapper" to activate, so it's very accurate regardless of how quiet or low-kick your gun is, and it doubles as a feed gate so nothing comes back up the feed. It's basically a revvy with a raceway, so it's consistent like a Halo but gentle on paint like a Revolution. Stock capacity is 250 balls which goes up to 400 when you install a nose-cone, and cleaning it is as easy as spraying water through it. Battery life is excellent compared to a forcefed loader, and there's no "tweaking" settings needed to get it shooting right; just an on/off button.

The only complaints I've heard are that it is a little larger/bulkier than newer forcefed loaders (OK, big deal, right? This is AO) and that the feednecks can crack (I've only seen this on ones that were sanded down). I've had two of them since they came out and I've had zero problems - no cracked shells, bad boards, broken balls, jams or misfeeds.

If the Pinokio sat lower to the marker I would get another one. For me it just sits too high off the marker. I loved mine and it worked great, never jammed or skipped a beat. I would use the nose cone and carry the small cap in my pocket. After the cone was empty I would switch to te regular cover and keep playing, or keep it and load 2 pods at a time.